The Beatles Please Please Me mono black GOLD 1st press

	£		503
	$		666

Artist: The Beatles

Album: Please Please Me – first press copy with Dick James Music credits

Cat Number: PMC 1202 mono

Matrix Nos:  XEX 421-1N and XEX 422-1N

Original Year of Release:  1963

Country of Manufacture: Gt Britain

Label/Format:  Parlophone / black & gold

Sleeve Front: E J Day front laminated triple flipback sleeve is overall in very good+ condition especially considering the age. There is some light storage wear around the edges, primarily in the corners, and 2 creases, 1 in the top right corner and 1 in the bottom left corner. The opening edge had been reinforced with sticky tape at some time which has been removed but there are no splits or tears

Sleeve Reverse: remarkably clean especially considering the age. All 3 flipbacks are intact but there is a small red "E" sticker in the top right corner possibly to indicate the original price band at the record store, some discoloration along the opening edge where it had been reinforced with sticky tape and some superficial storage wear but there are no splits or tears

Spine: The spine has a couple of tiny storage rubs and corner damage as mentioned above but the writing is still clear and legible

Inner Sleeve: with Emitex inner sleeve

Vinyl Overall : in good+ condition, with visible marks that do produce some background noise especially in the run ins and between the tracks but the music is bright and clear. However due to the number of marks I have reviewed each track individually

Vinyl side 1: visually there are scuffs and marks but it plays without any clicks, skips, jumps or distortion. Although the music is still bright, there is background noise but not enough to ruin the enjoyment of the music

Run in: suffers from background noise but as soon as the music starts you notice straight away how bright the music is

Track 1 "I Saw Her Standing There”: plays all the way through with no clicks, pops and jumps and the background noise present in the run in soon clears

Track 2 "Misery”: again the music is bright but there is background noise throughout

Track 3 "Anna (Go to Him)”: there is some light background noise

Track 4 "Chains”: has some light background noise

Track 5 "Boys”: has some light background noise

Track 6 "Ask Me Why”: has some light background noise

Track 7 "Please Please Me”: has some light background noise

Vinyl side 2: visually not as good as side 1 but background noise is less noticeable and there are a couple of clicks as described below

Run in: suffers from background noise but as soon as the music starts you notice straight away how bright the music is

Track 1"Love Me Do”: the background noise of the run in quickly lessens

Track 2 "P.S. I Love You”: very light background noise

Track 3 "Baby It's You”: light background noise

Track 4 "Do You Want to Know a Secret”: audible clicks at the beginning of the track and light background noise

Track 5 "A Taste of Honey”: very light background noise and an audible click near the end

Track 6 "There's a Place”: very light background noise

Track 7 "Twist and Shout”: light background noise

Overall: A chance to own a good++ copy of this sought after album. Visually there are some marks and there is background noise that lessens as the album is played but not enough to spoil the enjoyment of this album in its original form

Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions and check out my other auctions of hard to find vinyl in excellent condition and I’ll be happy to combine postage!!!

 Further Information

The records I am selling all form part of my late father's extensive collection and the item photographed is the one which will be sent to the winning bidder. I always take lots more photos than I list, particularly of the vinyl, so feel free to contact me to request more pictures, and I often also burn a copy direct from the vinyl for my own collection.

Payment
Payment must be made within seven days of the end of the auction unless agreed and I am always happy to hold items for multi-buyers and combine postage. UK bidders are welcome to pay by PayPal, personal cheque or postal order. Overseas bidders must pay by PayPal only. Non-EEC International bidders please note you may be liable to local import duty.

Returns

I want you to be happy with your record and I try my best to be honest and accurate with my descriptions so all records are described in accordance with Record Collector’s Grading system as follows:

MINT – sealed or unplayed

NEAR MINT – in brand new condition with no marks or deterioration in sound quality

EXCELLENT – shows some signs of having been played with slight wear

VERY GOOD – sleeve may have wear and tear and the vinyl may have noticeable marks 

                           or light scratches but no major deterioration

However if you are not satisfied that the record is in the condition described, I will happily take it back and refund the cost of the item upon return in exactly the same condition as it was shipped.

Postage Costs

For UK bidders, I've provided a number of postal options other than the basic free Second Class post service and there is no additional charge for shipping how ever many albums you buy.

Overseas Buyers please note that postage quoted is via International Signed For which provides tracking and priority handling by Royal Mail and only adds £3.50 to each parcel - so if you are multi-buying it becomes more cost effective - and Airsure, which is available to certain worldwide destinations, adds only £4.50 per parcel. As a guide postage for each additional single album within Europe will be £2.00 or £3.00 worldwide (doubles, triples and box sets will be more but singles and 12 inch singles will be less)

For overseas multibuyers who purchase more than 5 single albums (ie weight over 2kg) it may be necessary to dispatch in more than one parcel or alternatively I can offer shipping by Parcel Force. Please let me know when you have finished bidding and I will send you an invoice combining postage - otherwise PayPal will automatically add all the postage charges together!
I dispatch airmail (small packets) for destinations in Republic of Ireland only.

Dispatch

All albums are dispatched in strong cardboard boxes – not mailers or jiffys – to ensure that they reach you in optimum condition and I endeavour to post items within one working day of receiving payment – I pride myself on my quick shipping and wherever possible dispatch on the same day payment is received. Occasionally I am let down by the Royal Mail however expected delivery times following posting should be as follows:

First Class / Special Delivery – one working day

Second Class – three working days

Airmail (Western Europe) – three working days

Airmail (Eastern Europe) – four working days

Airmail (Rest of the World) – five working days

Postal Insurance and Compensation

Most Royal Mail services have a maximum compensation level of £39 however if your successful winning bid is more than this, I strongly recommend you opt for a service which offers increased compensation. If you opt for a service that offers less compensation than you have paid for your item and it goes missing or gets damaged, it will be your loss!

I always obtain retain proof of postage so in the event of an item being lost or damaged, I will make the appropriate claim for compensation, and will reimburse you if the claim is successful. If the item is damaged, you may have to return it to me, which you will have to do at your own expense, so that I can make the claim and reimburse you if the claim is successful.

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